Nov 1, 2023
Ball Beverage Packaging and Coca-Cola launch HVO trial
Biodiesel News
Oct 30, 2023
Rapeseed imports to the EU were lower in the first quarter of the running crop year compared with a year ago.
The end of the grain export agreement and the import ban EU neighbouring countries imposed on imports of Ukrainian goods have made an impact.
Since the beginning of the crop year, rapeseed imports to EU-27 states have amounted to 1.23 million tonnes, which was... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 18, 2023
UK road planing contractor Jet Plant continues its drive for sustainability after announcing that 100% of its planing machines will be fuelled by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).
The Evesham-based business already has a strong sustainability plan and trialled the use of HVO in August 2022. HVO is created by processing renewable waste lipids in vegetables.
Following... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 17, 2023
Fuel supplier Certa, which is part of DCC, has become the first Irish operator to open a hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel fuel station in the country.
This is part of its strategy to make the fossil-free biofuel more available to motorists.
The company, which is part of the DCC services group, said its new “forecourt of the future’ in Liffey Valley... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 16, 2023
FedEx Express Europe has begun trialling hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) renewable diesel to fuel five of its company-owned trucks in the United Kingdom.
In November last year, FedEx Express launched the use of renewable diesel to fuel heavyweight, long-distance vehicles in the Netherlands, as a more environmentally favourable alternative to fossil fuels.
With the... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 10, 2023
Belize has been reported to be developing a pilot project to convert sargassum seaweed into biofuel.
Prime Minister John Briceno said in a statement that a $50 million (€47 million) facility, the result of a public-private partnership with German company Variodin, would convert municipal solid waste and sargassum into diesel fuel replacements.
The facility could be... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 9, 2023
German imports and exports of biodiesel increased steadily in the past six years.
The Netherlands was the most important trading partner, followed by Belgium and Poland.
German exports of biodiesel grew steadily over the past years with the exception of 2021. More specifically, exports rose from 1.61 million tonnes in 2017 to 2.72 million tonnes in 2022 - translating... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 9, 2023
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched a transition review into countervailing measures on biodiesel imported from Argentina on October 5.
These measures are among those inherited from the EU system and the TRA is reviewing them to establish whether they are still suitable for the UK’s needs. At present the duty payable on imports of biodiesel from Argentina... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 9, 2023
Vehicles that supply fuel to aircraft at Dublin Airport will be powered by HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) after airport operator daa teamed up with logistics partner Exolum to carry out a refit of the fuel supply station at the airport fuel farm.
The switch to HVO will mean 300,000 fewer litres of diesel will be used at the airport by the fleet of trucks that supply... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 6, 2023
Malaysia is considering the expansion of its B10 biodiesel programme, which requires the mandatory use of 10% palm oil, to its industrial sector, Reuters reported.
Malaysia, the world's second biggest producer of palm oil, currently implements the B10 programme only for the transportation sector.
Minister Fadillah Yusof did not say when a decision on the B10 mandate... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 5, 2023
Global supplies of used cooking oil are expected to more than double to 31 million mt by 2030 - from the current 14 million mt.
This is a development driven by rapidly growing Asian supply geared towards cashing in on US and EU incentives for biofuels made from agricultural waste and non-agricultural feedstocks, S&P Global revealed in a recent report.
In the EU, biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 3, 2023
Bertschi and Dow Inc. have initiated a pilot for sustainable transportation, from the Netherlands to Italy, combining intermodal rail and biofuel-engine trucks. This collaborative effort marks a significant milestone for both companies in their commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Bertschi operates 90% of all European land transport via... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 2, 2023
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released its sixth edition of the Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide for those who blend, distribute, and/or use biodiesel and biodiesel blends.
Funded by Clean Fuels Alliance America, the guide offers basic information on biodiesel's proper and safe use to help fleets, blenders, distributors and others understand... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Oct 2, 2023
Ponant’s liner Le Champlain is to run on biofuel produced from recycled cooking oil.
The landmark sustainable marine fuel trial is being carried out with supplier Altens and is the first of its kind in France.
The ship has took on biodiesel B100 which is 100% produced from recycled cooking oil, during a technical stop in Cherbourg in September.
The first bunkering... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 29, 2023
HMM has conducted a trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel on its 6,400TEU containership Tacoma that called into Busan, South Korea.
The vessel, operated in FIL service connecting Far East, India and Latin America, was refuelled with the biofuel blend during its bunkering at the Port of Busan.
This marine biofuel, supplied by GS Caltex, consists of 30% biodiesel... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 29, 2023
Polish energy company ORLEN has signed a contract for the construction of an oilseed processing plant in Kętrzyn.
The plant is set to process 500,000 tonnes of rapeseed annually, yielding a production output of 200,000 of oil to manufacture low-carbon biofuels.
In 2022, Poland’s rapeseed crop yielded a total of 3.6 million tonnes.
Daniel Obajtek, CEO and president... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Sep 26, 2023
Le Champlain, an expedition yacht from the PONANT Explorers series, is to run on B100 (UCO) biofuel produced from recycled cooking oil.
The trial, carried out with ALTENS, is its first in France and underlines PONANT’s commitment to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per navigation day by 2030 .
“This first marine biofuel test is part of our roadmap as their carbon... [Read More]
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